Many philosophers have worried about what philosophy is. Often they have looked for answers by considering what it is that philosophers do. Given the diversity of topics and methods found in philosophy, however, we propose a different approach. In this article we consider the philosophical temperament, asking an alternative question: What are philosophers like? Our answer is that one important ...

some of the islamic philosophers such as farabi and mulla sadra supporting the belief in sacred and divine revelation, began to give a philosophical explanation in the field. in philosophical explanation of revelation, revealed facts can be divided into two: general and particular, perceived respectively by the prophet`s intellect and imagination. both the philosophers when explaining divine re...

Many philosophers believe that there is a fundamental distinction between knowing that something is the case and knowing how to do something. According to Gilbert Ryle, to whom the insight is credited, knowledge-how is an ability, which is in turn a complex of dispositions. Knowledge-that, on the other hand, is not an ability, or anything similar. Rather, knowledge-that is a relation between a ...